page_title: Christ of the Abyss
section_title: U.S. (1962)
hierarchical_section_title: Christ of the Abyss / Three bronze statues / U.S. (1962)
caption_attribution_description: English: Key Largo in Conch Reef. Statue under 18 feet of waterУкраїнська: Копія статуї «Христос з Безодні» (Кі-Ларго, штат Флорида)
context_page_description: Christ of the Abyss is a submerged bronze statue of Jesus Christ by Guido Galletti, the original cast of which is located in the Mediterranean Sea, off San Fruttuoso, between Camogli and Portofino on the Italian Riviera. Various other casts of the statue are located in other places worldwide, in underwater locations, churches and museums.
context_section_description: A third bronze statue, from the original mold, was presented to the Underwater Society of America in New York in 1962, and shipped by boat to Chicago, where it was set up for unveiling in the ballroom of the Palmer House Hotel at the Underwater Society of America 1962 convention. On August 25, 1965, it was placed in approximately 25 feet (7.6 m) of water off the coast of Key Largo, Florida, near Dry Rocks, approximately six miles east of Key Largo in the National Marine Sanctuary, just outside of John Pennekamp State Park. The statue weighs around 260 kg, and the concrete base to which it is attached weighs approximately 9 tons.
caption: Christ of the Abyss near Key Largo
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